That's an interesting idea...I could go for that, but I assume it costs more to create the satin finish on burnished blanks. Is it really so...
I just returned to coin collecting in 2005 after a 30 year hiatus. I asked a similar question about the 1999 silver proof sets in another thread...
I opened all mine (19 rolls) up and didn't find any Zachary Taylors. :crying: There was a twentieth roll that I donated as a prize to the...
There was a site I used to use all the time called "Gold Content and Value Calculator". Unfortunately, the site seems to be having some problems...
I read the first page, then fast forwarded to the end...WOW!!! This thread got seriously derailed somewhere. Part of me wants to know what...
Yup, the final numbers should be in by then...(this is exciting!). :hail:
I think one of the reasons sales are so low is that most bullion investors don't want to pay the 25% premium the Mint charges for First Spouse...
I've heard it said many times on CT..."Elaine is an Institution". How many you planning to buy? :D
That sounds like a better idea...you'll probably need the money before you see much of a return on FS coins.
Congrats on the big win!!! :hail: Please keep in mind that any advice I might offer on First Spouse coins is purely speculative. One rule I...
Last week, when folks weren't upset over the Mint breaking faith with their pricing model, the Letitia Tyler Proof sold a grand total of one (1)...
Now THAT's a bold prediction!! :thumb: Krispy? ...comments?
I wonder how many Canadian ounces you can get for one (1) US ounce? :D
The "word on the street" is that you don't even go to work...you just sit around the house all day managing your vast empire...and providing...
LOL...so do I!!! (Mr. MoneyBags)
If Elaine was gonna be at the show, you would be in the first train down here!! :hail:
True, true...those are all the intangibles that go into making up the "Collector Base"...and no one knows what that might be years down the road....
I was looking at them on eBay a few years ago and full sets were selling at bullion prices...or just a bit above. I buy all sorts of modern...
Speaking of which...are you coming to Baltimore next month? I wouldn't mind letting you buy me lunch if you were. :cool:
Of course, like any good SW Engineer, my thinking comes back to one central point...testing the extremes. In other words, define the extreme...
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